Caldwell County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 42.8 | 8,955 people · 81st most distressed in Missouri

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Caldwell County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 42.8 — 2153rd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Missouri, it ranks 81st of 115 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Caldwell County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 55.4 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 55.4
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 95
Business Formation Rate 19
Community Vulnerability 51.2
Uninsured Rate 69
Disability Rate 33
Debt & Delinquency 49.7
Debt in Collections 62
Medical Debt 27
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 84
Credit Card Delinquency 30
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 36
Income & Poverty 31.3
Poverty Rate 33
Income vs. State Median 25
Child Poverty Rate 35
Housing Cost Burden 26.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 7
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 7
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 20
Homeownership Rate 15
Rent-to-Income Ratio 84

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Caldwell County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Caldwell County
Caldwell County, MO 42.8 Normal
Ray County, MO 45.6 Normal +2.7
Carroll County, MO 44.0 Normal +1.2
Clinton County, MO 42.6 Normal -0.2
Livingston County, MO 42.3 Normal -0.6
DeKalb County, MO 41.9 Normal -0.9
Daviess County, MO 40.8 Normal -2.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Caldwell County
Kingman County, KS 42.8 Normal -0.0
Tripp County, SD 42.8 Normal -0.1
Sterling County, TX 42.9 Normal +0.1
Kearny County, KS 42.7 Normal -0.1
Granite County, MT 42.9 Normal +0.1

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